Out at Devil's Racecourse

Beautiful spring morning run up to the Fire Tower and back.

Ricketts Glen

Spent the last few days at Ricketts Glen.  Some great times with family and some awesome trails. 

Karl Meltzer Wasatch Race Report

Great race report from Karl Melzer.  It is hard to fathom hurting your back and then getting the flu...and then running a 100 mile mountain race.  Let alone placing third in a competitive field.  It is a funny and good read to get you motivated.

Week of September 5th to 11th

It has been a stressful week (much less so for me than for so many in the area) and I didn't get enough sleep  or calories and this definitely effected me training.  My tendency is to forgo taking care of myself when I am super busy and this is a habit I have to quit if I want to continue with my level of activity.  At any rate, I have had over a month of solid training and I have lost almost 20 pounds since returning from my injury.  Last week was a great week of running, which why this week's hard runs were frustrating. On a positive note, I have eliminated sugar from my diet and greatly increased my fruit and vegetable consumption and I can really tell the difference in my overall health and well being.  I also got to hit the trails on Monday and I'm looking forward to logging many miles on the trails this fall.  I have decided to run the Harrisburg Marathon in November and it feels good to have something to train for again.
Total Miles for the Week:  47
Shoes this week:  Montrail Mountain Masochist, Saucony Kinvara, and Brooks Green Silence

Inconsistency

Well, it has certainly been a while since I posted on here and there are various reasons for this.  I have been injured for the about the past month due to my own stupidity.  I dropped a board on my right foot and bashed it up pretty good and instead of letting it heal, I just kept on running as usual.  I was limping a bit and this altered my gait enough that it my left ankle developed some pretty intense pain.  This pain kept me off the roads and trails for almost all of July.  I've just started back this past week and things seem to be going well.  What has not gone well is some unfortunate weight gain that occurred during my time off.  I really need to do a better job of taking care of myself on a consistent basis.  Plans are on hold right now as far as racing goes and I am just going to focus on losing the weight and getting a good base built up again. 

Great Radio Lab Podcast

Here is a great Radiolab Podcast on ultrarunner Diane Van Deren. 

Back from Injury

It has been quiet on the blog for a while because I sprained my ankle last month on a trail run and it had me holed for a few weeks.  The sudden inactivity proved to be a nasty shock to the system and I suffered from insomnia, headaches, and unfortunately put on a few pounds.  Last week marked my return to training and I got 43 miles under my belt.  This week has been an amazing training week and marks the return to my normal mileage.  I also signed up for my first 50 miler:  The Dirty German Endurance Fest.  Will update the week's miles soon, but now it's time to head out the door for a run.